Best of the GABBY’s
(Radio Class A)- WSB Radio
(Radio Class AA)- WVOP
(TV Class A)- WSB-TV
(TV Class AA)- WJBF
Best Newscast
WSB Radio- WSB News Team (GABBY Radio Class A)
WRGA- David Crowder (GABBY Radio Class AA)
WUVG- Gianncarlo Cifuentes, Amanda Ramirez (GABBY TV Class A)
WJCL- WJCL Staff (GABBY TV Class AA)
Best Radio News Story
Georgia Public Broadcasting- Grant Blankenship (GABBY Radio Class A)
WABE- Lisa Hagen (Merit Radio Class A)
WDUN- Scott Kimbler (GABBY Radio Class AA)
Best TV News Story
WGCL- Jonathan Carlson, Eric Carlton, Rihannon Youngbauer
(GABBY TV Class A)
WXIA- Andy Pierrotti (Merit TV Class A)
WSAV- Andrew Davis (GABBY TV Class AA)
WRBL- Mikhaela Singleton (Merit TV Class AA)
Best Radio Feature Story
WUGA- Allison Salerno, Chris Shupe (GABBY Radio Class A)
Georgia Public Broadcasting- Grant Blankenship (Merit Radio Class A)
WDUN- Scott Kimbler (GABBY Radio Class AA)
WBHF- Earnestine Jones (Merit Radio Class AA)
Best TV Feature Story
WGCL- Adam Murphy, Eric Sander (GABBY TV Class A)
WXIA- Cheryl Preheim (Merit TV Class A)
WJBF- Barclay Bishop, Gary Hipps (GABBY TV Class AA)
Farm Monitor TV- Ray D’Alessio (Merit TV Class AA)
Best Program (Non News or Sports)
WSB Radio- Chris Chandler, Condace Pressley, Shane Blacker (Radio Class A)
Georgia News Network- John Clark (Merit Class A)
WBHF- Alan Sanders (GABBY Radio Class AA)
WUVG- Mariela Romero (GABBY TV Class A)
WTOC- WTOC Staff (GABBY TV Class AA)
WJBF- Marlena Wilson, Brad Means (Merit TV Class AA)
Best Mobile App
Georgia Public Broadcasting- Carl Zornes, Andrew MacCartney,
and William Overall (GABBY Class A)
WMAZ- Andrew Plaskowsky, 13WMAZ Digital Team (GABBY Class AA)
Best Online Breaking News Coverage
Georgia Public Broadcasting- GPB News (GABBY Class A)
WALB- WALB News Team (GABBY Class AA)
Best Online Produced Story
WABE- WABE Digital and Closer Look Team (GABBY Class A)
WMAZ- Lorra Lynch Jones, Andrew Plaskowsky (GABBY Class AA)
Best Sports Play by Play
WZGC- Mike Conti, Jason Longshore, James Fairey (GABBY Class A)
WGJK- Kevin Karel (GABBY Class AA)
WLHR- Chad Whitworth, Jacob Bell (Merit Class AA)
Best Sports Program
WUGA- Vicki Michaelis, Chris Shupe (GABBY Radio Class A)
WCON- Steven Phillips, David Foster, Chris Black (GABBY Radio Class AA)
Georgia Public Broadcasting- Keocia Howard, Danielle Peterson, Eric Burns
(GABBY TV Class A)
WJBF- Scott Elledge, John Hart, John Holden (GABBY TV Class AA)
Best Station Produced Promo
WSTR- Ron Roberts (GABBY Radio Class A)
WCHM- Kirk Rogers (GABBY Radio Class AA)
WSB-TV- Mario Mendez, Corey Tatum (GABBY TV Class A)
WJBF- Rex Main (GABBY TV Class AA)
Best Team Political Coverage
WSB Radio- WSB New Team (GABBY Radio Class A)
WVOP- Team at WVOP (GABBY Radio Class AA)
WXIA- Jennifer Rigby (GABBY TV Class A)
WTOC- WTOC Staff (GABBY TV Class AA)
Best Team Weather Coverage
WDAK- Wes Carroll, Scott Miller, John Clark (GABBY Radio Class A)
WVOP- Team at WVOP (GABBY Radio Class AA)
WSB-TV- Misti Turnbull (GABBY TV Class A)
WTOC- WTOC Staff (GABBY TV Class AA)
Best Reporter
WSB Radio- Pete Combs (GABBY Radio Class A)
WTCQ- Zack Fowler (GABBY Radio Class AA)
WXIA- Joe Henke (GABBY TV Class A)
WRDW- Meredith Anderson (GABBY TV Class AA)
Best Photojournalist
WXIA- Luke Carter (GABBY TV Class A)
WTVM- Aaron Lee (GABBY TV Class AA)
Best Meteorologist
WSB-TV- Brad Nitz (GABBY TV Class A)
WMAZ- Ben Jones (GABBY TV Class AA)
Best Sports Anchor
WSB-TV- Zach Klein (GABBY TV Class A)
WRDW- Jessica Eley (GABBY TV Class AA)
Best On-Air Personality
Georgia Public Broadcasting- Rickey Bevington, Sophia Saliby
(GABBY Radio Class A)
WRJY- Joe Willie Sousa, Robin Sousa (GABBY Radio Class AA)
Best News Anchor
WSB-TV- Craig Lucie (GABBY TV Class A)
WRDW- Laura Warren (GABBY TV Class AA)
Best Comunity Service Project
WGCO, WRWN, WUBB, WFXH, WXYY- John Marshall (GABBY Class A)
WTCQ- Team at WTCQ (GABBY Class AA)
WLJA- Randy Gravley (Merit Class AA)
Georgia Army National Guard Minutemen Award
WALB
WTVM
WXRS
Broadcaster of the Year
Broadcast South
Cumulus Media- Albany
Davis Broadcasting
Flint Media
Georgia News Network
Georgia Public Broadcasting
iHeart Radio- Albany
iHeart Radio- Columbus
iHeart Radio- Macon
PMB Broadcasting
WALB
WFXL
WLTZ
WRBL
WSWG
WTVM
WXTX
